politics

The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, has called on political parties and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to ensure that the 2023 general elections are peaceful and credible. Liang made this known at a meeting with the National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abuja. She noted that the United Kingdom will not hesitate to impose sanctions on any individual or group that commits […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has vowed to tackle the practice of vote-buying at polling units INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, made the vow at a stakeholders’ forum organized by the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room in Abuja. Yakubu noted that the commission was concluding safeguards for a transparent process in the collection of PVCs. The Chairman added that the commission will publish a summary of the guidelines on finances […]

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has claimed that Nigeria is not yet ready for the deployment of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS and the Results Viewing Portal. National Chairman of the APC, Abdullahi Adamu, made the claim while speaking to a delegation from the Commonwealth Election Observation Mission. Adamu alleged that the country does not have the telecommunication infrastructure required to use the system.

President Muhammadu Buhari will today embark on an official trip to Niamey, the Nigerien capital for an African Union Summit on Industrialization and Economic Diversification. A statement signed by his spokesperson, Garba Shehu, revealed that Buhari will also attend the launching of the French version of a Book entitled Muhammadu Buhari: The Challenges of Leadership in Nigeria, as well as inaugurate a Boulevard named after him by the Government of the Republic […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has assured that the Commission will upload the results of the 2023 general elections on its portal as they are being collated. Chairman of the Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, reiterated INEC’s stance at the National Stakeholders Forum on the 2023 general elections organized. Yakubu maintained that the use of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, has come to stay, noting that there will be no […]

The impeached speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly Gboyega Aribisogan, has said he would begin legal action against his illegal impeachment by some members of the legislative body in the week. Aribisogan, who insisted that due process was not followed, maintained that the actions are not legally sustainable and will definitely be quashed at a court of competent jurisdiction. Recall that the embattled lawmaker, was impeached on Monday […]

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC to make adequate provisions for over two million Internally Displaced Persons in the state ahead of 2023 general elections. Ortom who made the call through his Special Adviser on Millennium Development Goals Magdalene Dura at a meeting in Abuja said such move would ensure credibility of the elections at such centers while giving them a sense […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission has disclosed that it will deploy a total of 176, 846 of Bimodal Voter Accreditation System for the February 2023 general elections. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, revealed this at a seminar in Abuja. According to him, the commission would provide 17,618 BVAS machines for back-up, with two devices per registration area. Okoye further revealed that INEC’s data […]

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has presented a budget estimate of 550 billion naira for the 2023 fiscal year. Tagged, Budget of Consolidation and Continuity, Wike noted the sum of 175 billion naira representing  31% of the total budget is proposed for Recurrent Expenditure, while the sum 350 billion naira, representing  63% of the total budget is allocated for Capital Expenditure in line with the vision to prioritize capital expenditures […]